The efforts of women in and around the 2022 #Aragalaya to give meaning and substance to the demand for "system change" from a left feminist perspective, are retraced by Chulani Kodikara and Amalini de Sayrah.
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Chulani Kodikara and Amalini de Sayrah | Left Feminism in and after the Aragalaya
Chulani Kodikara is a director of the Social Scientists’ Association and an editor of Polity. Amalini de Sayrah is a writer, photo-journalist, and activist.
polity.lk
December 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The efforts of women in and around the 2022 #Aragalaya to give meaning and substance to the demand for "system change" from a left feminist perspective, are retraced by Chulani Kodikara and Amalini de Sayrah.
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3rd world crony capitalist authoritarian governments cannot be toppled with 1st world parliamentary maneuvers. How do I know ? Sri Lanka presidential impeachment saga 1992 vs Aragalaya 2022
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
3rd world crony capitalist authoritarian governments cannot be toppled with 1st world parliamentary maneuvers. How do I know ? Sri Lanka presidential impeachment saga 1992 vs Aragalaya 2022
The 2022 Aragalaya protest movement in Sri Lanka toppled a dynasty. Its reverberations led to dramatic power shifts in the 2024 elections.
But did this rare democratic success create real system change? David G. Timberman writes for @CarnegieEndow⤵️
But did this rare democratic success create real system change? David G. Timberman writes for @CarnegieEndow⤵️
The Aragalaya Protest Movement and the Struggle for Political Change in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s political transition highlights the potency, though also some of the inadequacies, of political protest movements.
carnegieendowment.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The 2022 Aragalaya protest movement in Sri Lanka toppled a dynasty. Its reverberations led to dramatic power shifts in the 2024 elections.
But did this rare democratic success create real system change? David G. Timberman writes for @CarnegieEndow⤵️
But did this rare democratic success create real system change? David G. Timberman writes for @CarnegieEndow⤵️
Although the protests—Sri Lanka's Aragalaya protests, Bangladesh's 2024 July uprising, Nepal's Gen-Z revolution and Indonesia's anti-corruption protests— differ in their immediate causes, they share common roots in economic despair, governance failures, and a generational demand for accountability.
Gen-Z discontent in Asia can affect geopolitical shifts
Although the protests—Sri Lanka's Aragalaya protests, Bangladesh's 2024 July uprising, Nepal's Gen-Z revolution and Indonesia's anti-corruption protests— differ in their immediate causes, they share c...
asianews.network
October 21, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Although the protests—Sri Lanka's Aragalaya protests, Bangladesh's 2024 July uprising, Nepal's Gen-Z revolution and Indonesia's anti-corruption protests— differ in their immediate causes, they share common roots in economic despair, governance failures, and a generational demand for accountability.
Street power spills leaders.
From Sri Lanka’s Aragalaya protests ousting Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022 to GenZ demonstrators driving Nepal’s former prime minister out this year, recent youth-led uprisings have been reshaping politics from South Asia to Africa.
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From Sri Lanka’s Aragalaya protests ousting Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022 to GenZ demonstrators driving Nepal’s former prime minister out this year, recent youth-led uprisings have been reshaping politics from South Asia to Africa.
https://f.mtr.cool/pxgkvndzik
October 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Street power spills leaders.
From Sri Lanka’s Aragalaya protests ousting Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022 to GenZ demonstrators driving Nepal’s former prime minister out this year, recent youth-led uprisings have been reshaping politics from South Asia to Africa.
https://f.mtr.cool/pxgkvndzik
From Sri Lanka’s Aragalaya protests ousting Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022 to GenZ demonstrators driving Nepal’s former prime minister out this year, recent youth-led uprisings have been reshaping politics from South Asia to Africa.
https://f.mtr.cool/pxgkvndzik
🕸glané sur le net🕸 Soulèvements de la jeunesse en Asie du Sud : trois pays, trois ans, une crise: Trois soulèvements en trois ans ont ébranlé l'Asie du Sud jusqu'en son cœur. L'Aragalaya au Sri Lanka en 2022, la révolution menée par les étudiants au… #Jeunesse #AsieDuSud #Révolution #Aragalaya
Soulèvements de la jeunesse en Asie du Sud : trois pays, trois ans, une crise
Trois soulèvements en trois ans ont ébranlé l'Asie du Sud jusqu'en son cœur. L'Aragalaya au Sri Lanka en 2022, la révolution menée par les étudiants au Bangladesh en juillet 2024, et la révolte de la génération Z au Népal en septembre 2025 ont renversé des gouvernements et mis à nu les échecs (…)
-- Asie du Sud
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October 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
🕸glané sur le net🕸 Soulèvements de la jeunesse en Asie du Sud : trois pays, trois ans, une crise: Trois soulèvements en trois ans ont ébranlé l'Asie du Sud jusqu'en son cœur. L'Aragalaya au Sri Lanka en 2022, la révolution menée par les étudiants au… #Jeunesse #AsieDuSud #Révolution #Aragalaya
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අලුතින් පත්වූ ආගමික කටයුතු නියෝජ්ය ඇමති, අරගලය සමයේ ක්රියාකාරී වූ අයුරු දැක්වෙන වීඩියෝවක් ද ? #lka #Aragalaya #FactCheck 👇
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අලුතින් පත්වූ ආගමික කටයුතු නියෝජ්ය ඇමති, අරගලය සමයේ ක්රියාකාරී වූ අයුරු දැක්වෙන වීඩියෝවක් ද ? #lka #Aragalaya #FactCheck 👇
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අලුතින් පත්වූ ආගමික කටයුතු නියෝජ්ය ඇමති, අරගලය සමයේ ක්රියාකාරී වූ අයුරු දැක්වෙන වීඩියෝවක් ද ? - Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka | The leading fact-checking website
දිනපතා සත්ය කරුණු දැන ගැනීමට අපගේ WhatsApp චැනලයට මෙතනින් එකතුවන්න. ඉස්ලාම් භක්තිකයෙකු වන නියෝජ්ය අමාත්ය එම්.එම්. මොහොමඩ් මුනීර් මහතා අභිනව නියෝජ්ය අමාත්ය ධුරයේ දිවුරුම් දීම සමග ජාතිවාදය ඇවිස්සීම පෙරදැරිකරගෙන අසත්ය තොරතුරු සමාජ මාධ්ය ඔස්සේ පැතිරවීම මේ දිනවල දක්නට ලැබෙනවා. එවැනි වීඩියෝවක සත්ය සොයා අප සිදු කළ කරුණු විමර්ශන වාර්තාවයි මේ. සමාජ මාධ්ය සටහන් (Social Media Posts) […]
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October 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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අලුතින් පත්වූ ආගමික කටයුතු නියෝජ්ය ඇමති, අරගලය සමයේ ක්රියාකාරී වූ අයුරු දැක්වෙන වීඩියෝවක් ද ? #lka #Aragalaya #FactCheck 👇
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අලුතින් පත්වූ ආගමික කටයුතු නියෝජ්ය ඇමති, අරගලය සමයේ ක්රියාකාරී වූ අයුරු දැක්වෙන වීඩියෝවක් ද ? #lka #Aragalaya #FactCheck 👇
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“The [#SriLankan] government does not want to anger its main constituency, which they consider to be the southern public… they are listening to the bureaucracy which is still the same," says @ambikasat about minimal change in #lka since #Aragalaya
Southasia's Youthquakes in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka- with Himal Southasian
#Nepal #Bangladesh #SriLanka: Three uprisings in three years. Where did they come from? Where are they going? What lessons do that have for each other?A pane...
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October 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“The [#SriLankan] government does not want to anger its main constituency, which they consider to be the southern public… they are listening to the bureaucracy which is still the same," says @ambikasat about minimal change in #lka since #Aragalaya
“The [#SriLankan] government does not want to anger its main constituency, which they consider to be the southern public… they are listening to the bureaucracy which is still the same," says Ambika Satkunanathan about minimal change in #lka since #Aragalaya
Southasia's Youthquakes - with Himal Southasian
♦️Himal Southasian is Southasia’s first and only regional news and analysis magazine. Stretching from Afghanistan to Burma, from Tibet to the Maldives, this ...
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September 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
“The [#SriLankan] government does not want to anger its main constituency, which they consider to be the southern public… they are listening to the bureaucracy which is still the same," says Ambika Satkunanathan about minimal change in #lka since #Aragalaya
Scenes of music and dance performances facing off against soldiers. Aragalaya was a movement centered on creativity and the arts.
September 23, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Scenes of music and dance performances facing off against soldiers. Aragalaya was a movement centered on creativity and the arts.
Ruwanthie shows a documentary called Aragalaya- the Revolution of Love - I’ll try to share later.
September 23, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Ruwanthie shows a documentary called Aragalaya- the Revolution of Love - I’ll try to share later.
"The arrest of #SriLanka's ex president #RanilWickremesinghe triggered rare political solidarity despite calls for political reform post-#Aragalaya," @marlona.bsky.social writes
Despite Wickremesinghe’s arrest, Sri Lanka’s politics is stuck in its old loop
Despite Wickremesinghe’s arrest, Sri Lanka’s politics is stuck in its old loop
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September 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"The arrest of #SriLanka's ex president #RanilWickremesinghe triggered rare political solidarity despite calls for political reform post-#Aragalaya," @marlona.bsky.social writes
#Nepal saw the third popular youth-led uprising in #SouthAsian region after 2022’s #Aragalaya in #SriLanka & #JulyRevolution (2024) in #Bangladesh.
Click to read our exclusive take:
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Click to read our exclusive take:
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To Straw Hat Pirates’ Jolly Roger Flag Holders of Nepal
Nepali youth have successfully navigated the immediate post-change challenges despite global speculation. Gen Z deserves
wepunjab.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
#Nepal saw the third popular youth-led uprising in #SouthAsian region after 2022’s #Aragalaya in #SriLanka & #JulyRevolution (2024) in #Bangladesh.
Click to read our exclusive take:
wepunjab.com/to-straw-hat...
Click to read our exclusive take:
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It is 3rd popular uprising in South Asian region in recent years.Mass protests 2022 ( #Aragalaya The Struggle) in #SriLanka & #JulyRevolution in #Bangladesh also culminated in ousters of regimes in both countries.
Read about #GenZProtests in #Nepal 👇🏽
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Read about #GenZProtests in #Nepal 👇🏽
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Explained: Gen Z Protest and Future of Nepal
Many believe anger in Nepal had been building up for several months. Tech-savvy students shared stories about the lifestyles of 'Nepo Kids'
wepunjab.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It is 3rd popular uprising in South Asian region in recent years.Mass protests 2022 ( #Aragalaya The Struggle) in #SriLanka & #JulyRevolution in #Bangladesh also culminated in ousters of regimes in both countries.
Read about #GenZProtests in #Nepal 👇🏽
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Read about #GenZProtests in #Nepal 👇🏽
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This seems quite similar to the 2022 Aragalaya protests in Sri Lanka.
Gen Z in Nepal burned down the parliament, burned down the homes of government officials, forced the prime minister to resign, and paraded the finance minister through the streets nearly naked.
September 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This seems quite similar to the 2022 Aragalaya protests in Sri Lanka.
"The arrest of Sri Lanka's ex president #RanilWickremesinghe triggered rare political solidarity despite calls for political reform post-Aragalaya," @marlonariy writes
Despite Wickremesinghe’s arrest, Sri Lanka’s politics is stuck in its old loop
Despite Wickremesinghe’s arrest, Sri Lanka’s politics is stuck in its old loop
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September 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"The arrest of Sri Lanka's ex president #RanilWickremesinghe triggered rare political solidarity despite calls for political reform post-Aragalaya," @marlonariy writes
The arrest of Sri Lanka's ex president Ranil Wickremesinghe triggered rare political solidarity despite calls for political reform post-Aragalaya. @marlona.bsky.social writes
Despite Wickremesinghe’s arrest, Sri Lanka’s politics is stuck in its old loop
Despite Wickremesinghe’s arrest, Sri Lanka’s politics is stuck in its old loop
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September 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The arrest of Sri Lanka's ex president Ranil Wickremesinghe triggered rare political solidarity despite calls for political reform post-Aragalaya. @marlona.bsky.social writes
The arrest of Sri Lanka's ex president #RanilWickremesinghe triggered rare political solidarity despite calls for political reform post-Aragalaya. marlona.bsky.social writes
Despite Wickremesinghe’s arrest, Sri Lanka’s politics is stuck in its old loop
Despite Wickremesinghe’s arrest, Sri Lanka’s politics is stuck in its old loop
buff.ly
September 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The arrest of Sri Lanka's ex president #RanilWickremesinghe triggered rare political solidarity despite calls for political reform post-Aragalaya. marlona.bsky.social writes
"The arrest of Sri Lanka's ex president #RanilWickremesinghe triggered rare political solidarity despite calls for political reform post-Aragalaya," @marlona.bsky.social writes
Despite Wickremesinghe’s arrest, Sri Lanka’s politics is stuck in its old loop
Despite Wickremesinghe’s arrest, Sri Lanka’s politics is stuck in its old loop
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August 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"The arrest of Sri Lanka's ex president #RanilWickremesinghe triggered rare political solidarity despite calls for political reform post-Aragalaya," @marlona.bsky.social writes
"The arrest of Sri Lanka's ex president #RanilWickremesinghe triggered rare political solidarity despite calls for political reform post-Aragalaya," @marlona.bsky.social writes
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August 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"The arrest of Sri Lanka's ex president #RanilWickremesinghe triggered rare political solidarity despite calls for political reform post-Aragalaya," @marlona.bsky.social writes
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"The arrest of #SriLanka 's ex president #RanilWickremesinghe triggered rare political solidarity despite calls for political reform post-Aragalaya," @marlona.bsky.social writes
Despite Wickremesinghe’s arrest, Sri Lanka’s politics is stuck in its old loop
Despite Wickremesinghe’s arrest, Sri Lanka’s politics is stuck in its old loop
buff.ly
August 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"The arrest of #SriLanka 's ex president #RanilWickremesinghe triggered rare political solidarity despite calls for political reform post-Aragalaya," @marlona.bsky.social writes